Metallic furniture



M. 0. SHRINER.

METALLIC FURNITURE.

APPLICATION FILED MAE, 3:. I922.

1,427,8 1, Patenoedsept. 5,.1922'.

Patented Sept. 5, 1922.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MORAL O. SHBINER, F NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO BALINA A.

' SHRINEB, OIENIAGABA FALLS, NEW YORK.

METALLIC FURNITURE Application filed March 31, 1922. Serial No. 548,315.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MORAL O. SHRINER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of the cit of Nia ara Falls,

county of Niagara, and tate of "ew York,

have invented certain new and useful Metallic Furniture, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates enerally to furniture, and more particuFarly tofurniture made entirely of metal. The principal object of my inventionhas been to provide metal furniture which shall be light, strong, anddurable.

Another object has been to provide furniture of this character which,when suitably finished, shall have the appearance of wooden furniture,while still possessing the advanta es of strength and durability as wellas ein fireproof.

Another 0 ject has been to provide metallio furniture, the parts ofwhich are secured together by means of solder, thus eliminating the useof bolts, rivets or 26 crimped and interlocked joints.

Moreover, my furniture may be conveniently and economically roduced.

The above objects and advantages have been accomplished by the deviceshown in the accompanying drawings, where for convenience I have shownmy invention applied to a chair. In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a chair embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 1s a cross-sectional view thereof, and is taken longitudinallythrough the center of the chair, a rtion of the arm being broken away toslifw its construction.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section view, taken on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fi 4 is an enlarged, fragmentary, seo tiona view of the back portion ofthe chair, and is taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fi 5 is an enlarged, fragmentary, sectiona plan view taken on line 55 ofFig. 2.

In the drawings I have shown and will describe my invention as appliedto an armed chair, it bein obvious that my invention may be carried outin the menu facture of other articles of furniture than that shown inthe drawings.

Referring to the drawings 5 and 6 are the front legs of my chair, and 7and 8 are the rear legs thereof. The rear legs are ex- 6 tended upwardlyso as to form the back of the chair. An upper back crosspiece 9 and alower back cross-piece 10 connect the upper parts of the rear legs 7 and8 and form a part of the back of the chair. Vertical members 11 connectthe u per and lower back cross-pieces and comp etc the back. The le 5,6, 7, and 8, are connected together y horizontal braces 12, located nearthe lower ends thereof. The upper end of the front leg 5 is connected tothe rear leg 7 by an arm 13, and the upper end of the front leg 6 islikewise connected to the rear le 8 b means of an arm 14. I

y c air is provided with a seat 15 which is carried by the legs 5, 6, 7,and 8, and is supported b seat supports 16 and 17. At the fronto thechair are preferably provided two vertical braces 18, which connect thehorizontal brace 12 at the front of the chair with the seat support 17.At each side of the chair are provided two vertical braces 19, whichconnect the horizontal brace 12 at each side ofthe chair with the armsof the chair and also with the seat supports 16. Having thus describedthe several parts of my chair, I will now describe their structure. Byreference to Fig. 5, where a typi- .cal leg sect-ion is shown, it willbe seen that the leg is preferably square in cross-section and is formedof two pieces 25 and 26, each having an angular cross-section, and eachhaving a right-angled flange 27 along one of its edges. These flanges 27are arranged so as to be diametrically opposite each other when theparts are assembled. It will thus be seen that these flanges overlap theinner adjacent edge of the other member of the leg. fThese adjacentoverlapped portions may be secured together by means of-solder. Each ofthe seat supports 16 and 17 is 95 formed in a similar manner, and varyonly in the cross-sectional proportions of its parts. Like the legs ofthe structure, each of these seat supports is composed of two angularparts 28 and 29, each having a short right-angle flange 30 along one ofits edges. These flanges 30 are arranged at diametrically oppositecorners of the supports, and may be secured to the adjacent edges of theangular parts 28 and 29 by means of solder. Each of the horizontalbraces 12 is formed of two channel parts 31 and 32. One of these partsis smaller in its major dimension than the other part,

whereby the flanges of the smaller part will be disposed between theflanges of the larger part. After these parts are assembled they may besecured together by means of solder whichis 'run in between the adjacentflanges. The vertical =braoes'18 and 19 are each formed in a mannersimilar to the horizontal braces 12. Each of these vertical bracescomprises a channel part 33 and a channel part 34, which are soproportioned that they may be disposed one within the other so that theymay be secured by means of solder.

The back cross-pieces 9 and 10, as well as the vertical members 11 ofthe back of the chair, are each formed of two channel-section members sopropor tioned as to interengage each other in a manner similar to thatof the horizontal braces 12 and vertical braces 18 and 19. The top andbottom ends of the rear legs 7 and 8, and the bottom ends of the frontlegs 5 and 6 of my chair, are each closed by a cap 35 which is providedwith flanges 36 at its edges. These flanges fit into the end of the legand may be secured there by means of solder.

Each of the arms of my chair is formed withchannel-section side members37 and with a top and bottom 38 and 39, respectively. The top and bottomare laid onto the short'fianges of the side members and may be securedthereto by means of solder. So as to make the structure of the armssufficiently strong and prevent denting of the comparatively lightmetal, I provide a plurality ofchannel-section braces 40, which arearranged between the top and bottom of thearm and are disposed atsuitable intervals, where they may be secured by means of solder. The,front end of each of the arms is set onto the upper end of the frontlegs 5 and 6, whereit may be secured in position by solder. The back endof each of the armsis preferably cut out so as to engage the frontandside surfaces of the rear legs 7 and 8 ,as shown in the drawings, towhich it maybe securely soldered.

The seat supports 16 and 17 of the seat 15 have their ends bearingagainst the legs of the chair and may be secured thereto b means ofsolder. The seat is provided with a top' 41 which is cut out at itscorners to pass around the inner corners of the legs so that its edgesmay be brought out to the outer edges of the seat supports 16 and 17.The seat top, like the other parts of my device may be held in positionby solder.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that in my invention the use of allbolts and rivets is eliminated, and that the parts may be securedtogether entirely by means of solder, welding or other like means. Whensolder or otherequivalent fastening means are employed for securingtogether the parts of my furniture, all the joints may be closed, andwhen the chair is completed and finished it may be given the color andgrain of nat ural wood.

While I have shown and described certain types of joints of the variousparts of my chair, it is obvious that the size and shape of the membersmay be varied at will. It is necessary, however, that the joint be suchthat the parts may be securely fastened together in the manner abovedescribed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A metallic chair comprising front legs and rear legs, seat supportsconnecting the legs. a seat top disposed on the seat supports. the legsand the seat supports being each formed of two pieces of materialconnected by means of lapped joints, and means for completely closingthe joints and securing the parts together, without bolts, rivets, orthe like.

2. A metallic chair comprising front legs and rear legs, seat supportsconnecting the legs. a seat top disposed on the seat supports, the legsand the seat supports being each formed of two pieces of materialconnected by means of lapped joints, arms for the chair, the arms beingformed of pieces of material with lapped joints and channelshapedreinforcing members, and means for completely closing the joints andsecuring the parts together, without bolts, rivets, or the like.

3. A metallic chair comprising front le s and rear legs, seat supportsconnecting t 6 legs, a seat top disposed on the seat supports, the legsand the seat supports being each formed of two pieces of materialconnected by means of lapped joints, the seat supports forming buttjoints with the legs. and means for completely closing the lappe andbutt joints, without bolts, rivets, or the like.

4. A metallic chair comprising front legs and rear legs, seat supportsconnecting the legs. each of the legs and seat supports being formed oftwo pieces of material, each of triangular cross-section and having aflange at the edge of one of its legs for engagement with the oppositeleg of the other piece. a seat top disposed on the seat supports.horizontal braces, each being formed of two pieces of material ofchannel-shaped cross-section which interengage each other, the seatsupports and the horizontal braces being connected with the legs bymeans of butt joints, and means for completely closing the joints andsecuring the parts together.

5. A metallic chair comprising front legs and rear legs. seat supportsconnecting the legs. each of the legs and seat supports being formed oftwo pieces of material. each of triangular cross-section and having aflange at the edge of one of its legs for engagcmcnt with the oppositeleg. of the other piece, a seat top disposed on the seat supports, armsfor the chair, horizontal braces connecting the legs, ertical bracesconnecting a number of the horizontal braces with the arms, thehorizontal and vertical braces being each formed of two pieces ofmaterial of channel-shaped cross-section which intel-engage each other,the seat supports, the

arms, and the horizontal and vertical braces being connected together bymeans of butt joints, and means for completely closing the 10 joints andsecuring the parts together.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

MORAL O. SHRINER.

